Laurence Manning Academy is a private school in Manning, South Carolina. It was founded as a White-only school shortly after the integration of public schools and remains almost completely White.[1][2][3]

History

In 1972, organizers chose the name Laurence Manning after revolutionary war hero Laurence Manning, the grandfather of John Laurence Manning, for whom the town was named.[4] Laurence Manning Academy was first accredited by SCISA in 1973, an organization that was setup to legitimize segregation academies.[5]

In 1979 two students at another private school in Manning burned LMA's main building to the ground.[6][7]

As of 1990, the IRS had still not granted tax-exempt status to LMA because it was considered a segregated school.[8]

Demographics

As of the 2019-2020 school year, 890 of 927 or 96% of students in Kindergarten through grade 12 were White while 23, or less than 2.5% were Black.[9] The public school district, Clarendon 02, had a student body population that was 47% Black and 46% White.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Baker, Robert Joseph (June 9, 2016). "Manning Training School alumni dedicate historic plaque". Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  2. ↑ Canup, William Shane (2015). "The Geography of Public-Private School Choice and Race: A Case Study of Sumter, Clarendon, and Lee Counties, South Carolina" (PDF). Retrieved 6 August 2020. Laurence Manning Academy tends to fit the general profile of a segregation academy, as it was founded during the era of integration, has an overwhelmingly white enrollment, and has a general non-denominational Christian affiliation
  3. ↑ Bowman, Kristi L. (2015). The Pursuit of Racial and Ethnic Equality in American Public Schools. ISBN 978-1611861808.
  4. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114453034/laurence-manning-academy-in-south-caroli/
  5. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114452866/laurence-manning-academy-accredited-by-s/
  6. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114453484/two-juveniles-burn-down-laurence-manning/
  7. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114453597/laurence-manning-academy-arson-building/
  8. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114454334/laurence-manning-academy-still-didnt-ha/
  9. ↑ "NCES school ID 01264142". NCES.ed.gov. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022.
  10. ↑ "NCES Clarendon School District 02". NCES.ed.gov. NCES. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.

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